Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he never misappropriated public funds during his eight years as governor of Anambra state. Obi spoke on Friday during a talk show with students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi. He said corruption is not as difficult to fight as widely believed if […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, PAC, has blamed weaknesses in the nation’s auditing and accounting systems of enabling corruption in the country. Chairman of the Committee, Rep Bamidele Salam stated this at the budget defence session with the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, oAGF, at the […]
Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has said that the deplorable state of the nation was the consequence of bad governance and misrule of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). PRP accused APC of surviving by encouraging divisive conflicts, endemic corruption, looting of state resources and other vices. The party made the assertions in […]
Jerome-Mario Utomi Two separate and conflicting arguments about how a nation can entrench masses- focused leadership and public institutions devoid of corruption/transparent governance stemmed this piece. The first came from Kurt M. Campbell and Jake Sullivan. While writing on the topic; Competition without Catastrophe, the duo authors among other concerns argued that the best defense […]
The Federal Government says Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) does not truly reflect the great strides of the country in its fight against corruption. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The minister said […]
By Jim Unah Just as the locomotive of the Nigerian State is galloping dangerously through its portholes infested expressways of agitations for separation to clock 60 on October 1, 2020 with agonizing uncertainty, and just as the dispensation’s anticorruption battle is embarrassingly gravitating to the inauguration and celebration of corruption as a bizarre form of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed commendations by United Nations (UN) on efforts to restore security, strengthen institutions against corruption, improve health facilities and rebuilding of the multilateral institution’s office, which was attacked by terrorists in 2011. READ ALSO: “Do not compromise in fight against corruption” Ganduje The president, who received a delegation led by the […]
Kano state Governor,Abdullahi Ganduje, has charged the state’s Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission, not to compromise in the fight against corruption no matter who is involved. READ ALSO: Kaduna government reveals secondary school resumption date Ganduje gave the charge while on a visit to the commission’s office in Kano on Saturday. According to him, the […]
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed displeasure over corruption fight by President Buhari’s administration. Speaking during a special session with members of Youth Parliament to mark this year’s International Youth day on Wednesday, August 12, Ortom expressed concern over social vices that have bedeviled the country and world at large. The governor described the […]
African Union (AU)’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) has urged the Nigerian Government to be more holistic in its approach to fighting corruption for positive results. Daily Times was present when Dr Tunji Asaolu, 1st-Nigerian Representative of the 3rd Permanent General Assembly of AUECOSOCC, gave the advice while addressing a coalition of civil society […]
.Faces panel investigating allegations against him .We’ve taken steps to deal with staff suspected to have leaked House document –Clerk Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has denied the corruption allegations leveled against him by Sahara Reporters and others, describing then as the handiwork of his enemies. Obasa who spoke when […]
Bogota – Bolivia’s health minister was sacked and arrested on Wednesday on corruption charges related to the alleged purchase of ventilators to fight COVID-19 at over-inflated prices, the national news agency, ABI reported. Marcelo Navas was removed from office to prevent him from interfering with an investigation into the purchase of 170 Spanish ventilators, government spokeswoman […]
Abuja – The Federal Government’s fight against corruption in the country is impartial, objective and non-discriminatory. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, said this on Wednesday in a statement issued by his media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu, while responding to claims contained in a letter allegedly written by a U.S. senator commenting on the issue He […]
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) has pledged to support the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in curbing the menace of corruption in the country. Ilorin Zonal Controller of NDIC, Olugbenga Alabi, made the pledge on Thursday during his visit to the Ilorin zonal office of the EFCC. READ ALSO: Buratai pledges more opportunities […]
Abuja – The Federal Government has described the ongoing two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as illegal and an act of corruption. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the government position known while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of […]
Abuja – The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said that President Buhari’s commitment to the fight against corruption is boosting Nigeria’s image internationally and attracting a plethora of foreign stakeholders in collaborating with the Nigerian government in tracking illicit financial flows and repatriation of stolen funds to the country,” The body also said that there […]
The decibel of an average Nigerian’s public outcry (against government incompetence and corruption) is directly proportional to his distance from the opportunity to do exactly what he condemns. – Pini Jason Onyegbaduo (1948-2013), late Nigerian renowned newspaper columnist. When one of Nigeria’s most celebrated columnists, Pini Jason, died on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 65, […]
Abuja – The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu on Thursday called for public ownership of the fight against corruption. Magu disclosed this in Abuja at a joint media briefing with Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and […]
Recently the media was awashed with news reports on the inaction and actions taken by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) on the fight against corruption in the country. In this write up Dr.Umar Jibrilu Gwandu takes a look at Malami actions , AGF’s power to enter Nolle […]
The government of the United States of America has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal commitment to the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria. Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson of the State Department said “We welcome President Buhari’s personal commitment to anti-corruption fight, and we will continue to support civil society and other Nigerian efforts to combat […]
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